ISRZ00 – ISPF Generic Messages for MVS38J / Hercules(current version 1.2.00 2022-07-09) When developing application dialogues under ISPF 2.0 (Wally Mclaughlin’s ISPF-like product) on a Hercules/MVS38J system, some form of error processing and messaging is most likely an application requirement. Even when quickly developing a productivity tool! ISPF 2.0 (referred to ISPF in this post) message facility displays a short…
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ISPF in MVS38J
Developer Productivity Developing computing systems require tools such as editors, compilers, data and test environments before distributing a beta and/or production product. On my MVS 38J system, I use two user-written editing facilities, RPF (Rob’s Programming Facility by Rob Prince) and RFE (Review Front End by Greg Price), which run under TSO. Both facilities are installed in the TK3 and…
Using ISPF Table Services in MVS 3.8J
Overview ISPF tables store organized data in virtual storage for temporary residency or DASD for permanent residency as a PDS member in the ISPTABL library. Table services are categorized as 1) table level – action impacting a table, 2) table row level – action impacting a table row, and 3) display level – impacting display of table rows. ISPF tables…